But obedience was not enough; the hounds must know how to follow and tree a lion.

With this in mind, Jones decided to catch a lion alive and give his dogs practical lessons.
A few days after reaching this decision, he discovered the tracks of two lions in the neighborhood of Mt.Everett.The hounds were put on the trail and followed it into an abandoned coal shaft.

Jones recognized this as his opportunity, and taking his lasso and an extra rope, he crawled into the hole.

Not fifteen feet from the opening sat one of the cougars, snarling and spitting.

Jones promptly lassoed it, passed his end of the lasso round a side prop of the shaft, and out to the soldiers who had followed him.